EP 1672185 B1 20090325 - Variable camshaft timing system with remotely located control system
Title (en)
Variable camshaft timing system with remotely located control system
Title (de)
Nockenwellenzeitsteuerungseinrichtung mit räumlich entfertem Kontrollsystem
Title (fr)
Système de variation d'arbre à cames avec une système de comande situee a distance
Publication
Application
Priority
US 1760504 A 20041220
Abstract (en)
[origin: US6971354B1] A VCT system for an internal combustion engine having at least one camshaft and a VCT phaser mounted to the camshaft. The phaser having a plurality of advance chambers and retard chambers, an advance line in fluid communication with the advance chamber and leading to a cam bearing area of the camshaft, and a retard line in fluid communication with the retard chamber and leading to the cam bearing area of the camshaft. A cam bearing supports the cam bearing area around the camshaft and has ports aligned with the advance line and the retard line. A plurality of seals are located inside the cam bearing. At least one seal is between the ports to the advance line and the retard line, and a pair of seals are on opposite sides of the ports aligned with the advance and retard line. A control system is located separately from the phaser.
IPC 8 full level
F01L 1/344 (2006.01); F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F16C 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F01L 1/34 (2013.01 - EP US); F01L 1/3442 (2013.01 - EP US); F01L 2001/0476 (2013.01 - EP US); F01L 2001/34426 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 6971354 B1 20051206; DE 602005013477 D1 20090507; EP 1672185 A1 20060621; EP 1672185 B1 20090325; JP 2006177343 A 20060706
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 1760504 A 20041220; DE 602005013477 T 20051123; EP 05025536 A 20051123; JP 2005335535 A 20051121